P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 1" 218 lbs | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 3 2 6.18 12 2 0 27.2 31 1.73
2020 0 1 6.06 7 1 0 16.1 10 2.08
2021 0 2 4.70 5 4 0 15.1 6 1.37
3 Seasons 3 5 5.76 24 7 0 59.1 47 1.74
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 12 3-2 6.18 27.2 31 1.73
2020 7 0-1 6.06 16.1 10 2.08
2021 5 0-2 4.70 15.1 6 1.37
3 Seasons 24 3-5 5.76 59.1 47 1.74
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 23 492 83 5 6.0 4.0 89.0 109.3 16.3 42.2 .268 .438 .384 .326 .404 36.1 25.0 8.1 6.18 4.73
2020 24 272 57 7 12.3 9.1 86.3 107.2 18.2 43.9 .304 .550 .441 .404 .423 33.3 13.0 13.0 6.06 7.54
2021 25 251 53 4 7.5 6.1 88.7 112.2 8.2 28.3 .270 .428 .310 .342 .335 47.2 9.1 10.6 4.70 5.09
Player 1015 193 16 8.3 6.0 88.2 112.2 14.6 38.9 .279 .467 .382 .353 .391 38.3 17.6 10.1
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Thorpe relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.4%) ,
Slider
(31.1%) ,
Changeup
(14.3%) ,
Curveball
(9.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2019 34.9 65.1 20.5 33.7 10.8 33.7 32.5 33.7 15.7 15.7 3.6 18.1 16.9 30.1
2020 36.8 63.2 22.8 28.1 12.3 31.6 42.1 26.3 17.5 15.8 3.5 14.0 26.3 22.8
2021 52.8 47.2 17.0 18.9 11.3 47.2 37.7 15.1 24.5 26.4 1.9 22.6 11.3 13.2
Player 40.4 59.6 20.2 28.0 11.4 36.8 36.8 26.4 18.7 18.7 3.1 18.1 18.1 23.3
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 2.4 20.5 26.5 36.1 8.4 6.0 4.0
2020 10.5 21.1 22.8 31.6 1.8 12.3 9.1
2021 5.7 41.5 18.9 24.5 1.9 7.5 6.1
Player 5.7 26.4 23.3 31.6 4.7 8.3 6.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2021 Curveball MIN L 23 71.8 67.8 2.0 10.1GLV -2.4 -14.3 5.3 10.1GLV 2.4
2021 Slider MIN L 78 84.1 32.2 -5.1 2.7GLV -2.6 6.5 -4.9 2.7GLV -2.1
2021 4-Seam Fastball MIN L 114 89.1 17.4 0.5 7.9ARM 2.3 17.1 1.0 7.9ARM 0.3
2021 Changeup MIN L 36 82.0 28.3 -4.0 11.3ARM -1.9 12.5 -4.7 11.3ARM -2.6
2020 Changeup MIN L 38 82.3 29.8 -3.4 12.4ARM -0.6 10.5 -2.7 12.4ARM -1.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIN L 129 89.7 18.5 -1.0 7.2ARM 0.8 15.4 -0.6 7.2ARM -0.3
2020 Slider MIN L 82 81.9 38.2 -2.5 5.7GLV -0.5 2.4 -1.2 5.7GLV 0.5
2020 Curveball MIN L 23 72.7 67.0 2.5 10.7GLV -1.1 -14.8 5.8 10.7GLV 2.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -2 114 45.4 25 .333 .476 .408 11.6 12.0 9.4 .281 .428 .371 66.7
2021 Slider -1.8 -1 78 31.1 29 .259 .481 .340 21.6 6.9 7.4 .298 .513 .369 48.0
2021 Changeup 2.9 1 36 14.3 9 .000 .000 .178 0.0 0.0 0.0 .243 .291 .287 12.5
2021 Curveball 3.2 1 23 9.2 3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 12.5 .020 .022 .026 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -3.5 -4 129 47.4 32 .458 .833 .586 11.3 6.3 6.5 .425 .817 .567 40.9
2020 Slider 0.3 0 82 30.1 29 .286 .393 .310 31.1 24.1 25.9 .166 .239 .194 23.8
2020 Changeup 1.6 1 38 14.0 12 .273 .364 .313 18.8 8.3 20.0 .293 .498 .365 30.0
2020 Curveball -7.2 -2 23 8.5 4 .500 1.250 .725 28.6 0.0 0.0 .565 1.261 .751 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Changeup 36 82.0 97 16.6 10:00 10:30 -30
2021 Curveball 23 71.8 85 20.7 4:45 5:00 -15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 114 89.1 98 18.4 11:00 11:00 0
2021 Slider 77 84.1 53 6.6 12:15 1:00 -45
2020 Changeup 38 82.3 96 16.2 10:15 10:15 0
2020 Curveball 23 72.7 91 21.3 5:00 5:00 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 123 89.6 97 16.5 11:00 11:00 0
2020 Slider 73 82.0 30 6.5 1:00 2:45 -105
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 124 492 -1 1 -4 -2 -5
2020 77 272 -5 4 -3 -1 -5
2021 66 251 4 -2 -2 -2 -2
Player 267 1,015 -1 3 -9 -1 -12
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 492 53.0 67.4 79.0 26.4 54.1 44.7 56.5 48.2 27.4 8.1 75.0
2020 272 50.7 70.3 85.6 17.9 54.2 39.3 64.9 44.5 20.7 8.8 62.5
2021 251 51.4 62.8 88.9 29.5 80.6 45.0 59.1 46.6 13.7 9.2 56.5
Player 1,015 52.0 67.0 83.1 24.8 62.0 43.3 59.6 46.8 22.3 8.6 66.7
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 20 7 39 99
2020 2 2 4 7 2 38 7 85 71 3 13 14 1 9 4 97
2021 6 5 92
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 24.90 3 4.2 -1 3 3 2 66.7
2020 21.62 4 5.1 -1 1 4 2 50.0
2021 24.50 2 2.3 0 0 2 1 50.0
Player 23.21 9 11.6 -3 4 9 5 55.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 3 5 4 3 5 4 6 3 3 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 3 4 3 5 6 4 3
2020 4 5 6 5 4 7 5 6 3 4 4 3 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 7 5 7 6 5 5 3 5 7 5 4
2021 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 3
Player 9 13 12 9 12 13 14 11 7 7 9 9 13 11 11 12 10 12 14 11 13 14 16 15 9 11 9 12 16 12 10
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2021 +/-   2020 +/-   2019
Results
BA .237 -.121 .358 +.022 .336
xBA .270 -.034 .304 +.036 .268
OBP .318 -.124 .442 +.055 .387
xOBP .348 -.046 .394 +.069 .325
SLG .390 -.207 .597 +.066 .531
xSLG .428 -.122 .550 +.112 .438
ISO .153 -.086 .239 +.044 .195
xISO .158 -.088 .246 +.076 .170
BABIP .235 -.142 .377 -.061 .438
wOBA .310 -.131 .441 +.057 .384
xwOBA .342 -.062 .404 +.078 .326
wOBACON .295 -.178 .473 -.018 .491
xwOBACON .335 -.088 .423 +.019 .404
BACON .264 -.157 .421 -.037 .458
xBACON .301 -.056 .357 -.008 .365
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 47.2 +13.9 33.3 -2.8 36.1
Avg Exit Velocity 88.7 +2.4 86.3 -2.7 89.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 28.3 -15.6 43.9 +1.7 42.2
Barrel % 7.5 -4.8 12.3 +6.3 6.0
Avg Launch Angle 8.2 -10.0 18.2 +1.9 16.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 89.1 -0.6 89.7 -1.5 91.2
Breaking Velocity 81.3 +1.4 79.9 +0.5 79.4
Offspeed Velocity 82.0 -0.3 82.3 -1.9 84.2
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 4 -3 7 +2 5
Popup % 11.3 -1.0 12.3 +1.5 10.8
Flyball % 17.0 -5.8 22.8 +2.3 20.5
Line Drive % 18.9 -9.2 28.1 -5.6 33.7
Groundball % 52.8 +16.0 36.8 +1.9 34.9
Pull % 47.2 +15.6 31.6 -2.1 33.7
Straight Away % 37.7 -4.4 42.1 +9.6 32.5
Opposite Field % 15.1 -11.2 26.3 -7.4 33.7
Weak Contact % 5.7 -4.8 10.5 +8.1 2.4
Pull Airball % 22.6 +8.6 14.0 -4.1 18.1
Topped Contact % 41.5 +20.4 21.1 +0.6 20.5
Under Contact % 18.9 -3.9 22.8 -3.7 26.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.5 -7.1 31.6 -4.5 36.1
Solid Contact % 1.9 +0.1 1.8 -6.6 8.4
HR/FB % 22.2 -8.6 30.8 +13.2 17.6
Popups 6 -1 7 -2 9
Flyballs 9 -4 13 -4 17
Line Drives 10 -6 16 -12 28
Groundballs 28 +7 21 -8 29
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.4 +0.7 50.7 -2.3 53.0
Out of Zone % 48.6 -0.7 49.3 +2.3 47.0
Edge % 45.0 +5.7 39.3 -5.4 44.7
Zone Swing % 62.8 -7.5 70.3 +2.9 67.4
Out of Zone Swing % 29.5 +11.6 17.9 -8.5 26.4
In Zone Contact % 88.9 +3.3 85.6 +6.6 79.0
Out of Zone Contact % 80.6 +26.4 54.2 +0.1 54.1
Whiff % 13.7 -7.0 20.7 -6.7 27.4
First Strike % 59.1 -5.8 64.9 +8.4 56.5
First Pitch Swing % 25.8 -4.1 29.9 +4.9 25.0
Swing % 46.6 +2.1 44.5 -3.7 48.2
Meatball Swing % 56.5 -6.0 62.5 -12.5 75.0
Meatball % 9.2 +0.4 8.8 +0.7 8.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 11.1 -3.3 14.4 -6.6 21.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 19.4 -26.4 45.8 -0.1 45.9
In Zone 129 -9 138 -123 261
Out of Zone 122 -12 134 -97 231
Edge 113 +6 107 -113 220
In Zone Swings 81 -16 97 -79 176
Out of Zone Swings 36 +12 24 -37 61
In Zone Swing & Misses 9 -5 14 -23 37
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 7 -4 11 -17 28
Basic
Pitches 251 -21 272 -220 492
PA 66 -11 77 -47 124
AB 59 -8 67 -46 113
Hits 14 -10 24 -14 38
Singles 9 -7 16 -7 23
Doubles 3 -1 4 -7 11
Triples 0 0 0 -1 1
Home Runs 2 -2 4 +1 3
Walks 7 -3 10 0 10
Strikeouts 6 -4 10 -21 31
K% 9.1 -3.9 13.0 -12.0 25.0
BB% 10.6 -2.4 13.0 +4.9 8.1
HBP 0 0 0 0 0
Batted Balls 53 -4 57 -26 83
Number of Fastballs 114 -15 129 -123 252
Number of Offspeed 36 -2 38 -19 57
Number of Breaking 101 -4 105 -78 183
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 124 .384 97 24 24.7 27 2 7.4
2020 Shifts 77 .441 68 16 23.5 9 3 33.3
2021 Shifts 66 .310 54 5 9.3 12 7 58.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 124 15.5 43.5% 0.0% 98 22.2 2.0% 5.1%
2020 75 18.6 6.7% 0.0% 54 22.5 0.0% 5.6%
2021 84 17.0 9.5% 1.2% 34 20.9 2.9% 2.9%

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Pitch Distribution